Prototype and test software-defined radio (SDR) systems using Analog Devices ADALM-PLUTO with MATLAB and Simulink

Capabilities and Features

Communications Toolbox™ Support Package for Analog Devices® ADALM-PLUTO Radio (PlutoSDR) enables you to use MATLAB® and Simulink® to prototype, verify, and test practical wireless systems. Using this support package with a PlutoSDR, you can work with live RF signals, such as FM radio, airplane surveillance signals (ADS-B), and WLAN signals. This enables you to test your design under real-world conditions.

Support highlights include:

PlutoSDR as an I/O peripheral to transmit and receive streaming RF signals

Configurable center frequency from 70 MHz to 6.0GHz.*

Configurable sample rate between 520 kHz and 61.44 MHz

*The AD9363 RF in the Pluto SDR is specified to operate from 325MHz to 3.8GHz. This support package reconfigures the radio to operate over a wider tuning range.

If you do not have a supported release or the required base products, you can get started with a free trial, or you can purchase products.

Continue with the Installation

After confirming you have the system requirements, proceed with either installation option listed below.

Option 1: Using the Toolstrip

Launch the Support Package Installer from your version of MATLAB and navigate to the correct support package.

Option 2: "Get Support Package" Button (.mlpkginstall file*)

Clicking the Get Support Package button provides the support package install file:([filename].mlpkginstall)

There are several ways to initiate the Support Package Installer from these files:

Open the .mlpkginstall file directly from your Internet browser.

Download and save the file (the default option for some Internet browsers), and open it directly from your Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system.

Open the .mlpkginstall file directly from within MATLAB by navigating the Current Folder to the location of the downloaded file and double clicking it. That will initiate the installation for the MATLAB release that you have open.

The primary difference between using the .mlpkginstall file (option 2) rather than the toolstrip (option 1) to initiate support package installation is that the file allows the user to avoid the support package selection screen on the installer.

*These file types were introduced in MATLAB R2013a.

Users without an Internet connection can install hardware support packages by following the download instructions.

MathWorks Requirements

Software

Required

Recommended

Support Package

Third-Party Requirements

Hardware

Required

ADALM-Pluto

Support Package

Required

Support Package Installer installs this support package and all required third-party software. To start the installer, go to the MATLAB toolstrip and click Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages. For more information, read the documentation.